Section 73. For the purpose of nominating and electing officers and all purposes connected therewith and for the purpose of exercising the powers of the village as provided herein, this charter shall take effect from the time of its approval by the electors of the village. For the purpose of establishing departments, divisions and officers, and distributing the functions thereof, and for all other purposes it shall take effect on the first day of January, 1918.
We, the undersigned members of the Charter Commission of the Village of South Charleston, Ohio, elected at a special election held on the 4th day of September, 1917, have framed and hereby propose the foregoing as a charter for the Village of South Charleston, Ohio.
Done at the Village of South Charleston, Ohio, this 8th day of September, A.D. 1917.